Bowling writer does a great job

Norm from St. Clair: “I don’t bowl any more but I know a couple of guys who do and I like to check for their names in Scott Badley’s column on the weekend. I just want to commend him on the great job he does reporting on all the local bowlers! Not a very glamorous job like pro sports reporting, but he is very professional and thorough. To me, this is what a small-town paper is about. Scott obviously takes pride in his work.”

Patti from Port Huron: “Was it really necessary to close the schools on Friday? I went out early Friday morning and roads were fine.”

While it is easy to be a Tuesday-morning quarterback, it looked like the four yeti of the apocalypse were moving in for a long stay Thursday afternoon and evening.

Marlene from Yale: “First, Betty from Marysville, why are you calling back a phone exchange you don’t recognize? There was a scam where crooks captured your open line even after you hang up. Beyond that, for you and every other landline owner, try signing up for NOMOROBO (no more robo calls). When you receive an unwanted call, you report the number you don’t want bothering you. In most cases, you won’t be contacted again. It works and it is free.”

No Name: “Refresh my memory. I thought Congress was the branch that passed a tariff law. I didn’t realize that a president can just say ‘you have a tariff’ and all of the sudden we have a tariff. Am I wrong or what?”

That is what the Constitution says. But the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 give the president just about unlimited authority to levy new duties on imports.

No Name: “I think the reason why there’s so much turmoil and all these shootings and this violent behavior amongst children is because of binding underwear. I think people would be better off if they didn’t wear underwear. I think they’d just feel a lot less tense.”

No Name: “The government and liberal parents have ruined our children. Children control the schools and their parents nowadays. Children are allowed to disrespect everyone and anyone.”